I admit, I might have a book-buying problem. I’ve had a lifelong passion for collecting treasures, and these last couple of years, my main focus has been special editions. Particularly, special editions by Fairyloot and Illumicrate, two UK-based book box subscription companies.
My ultimate book goal? Reviewing all their books. Impossible you say? Why, yes, my dear, you might very well be right. But I will try nevertheless! Consider it my biggest bookish challenge.
Below you can find a full overview of all the books published by Fairyloot and Illumicrate, and I will be gradually adding reviews as I make my way through my collection.
Fairyloot
Subscription boxes
Fairyloot currently offers three subscription types, with a fourth on its way.
- Young Adult Fantasy monthly box
- Adult Fantasy monthly box
- Romantasy monthly box
- [UPCOMING] Epic Fantasy quarterly box
Special editions
Next to their subscription boxes, Fairyloot also frequently publishes different types of special editions:
- Special Edition boxes
- Iron Editions (Super special editions of books previously already published by Fairyloot)
- Mortal Editions (Non-fantasy)
- Other special editions:
Note: All my Fairyloot reviews can be found here.
Illumicrate
Subscription boxes
Illumicrate currently offers four subscription types:
- Illumicrate monthly box (Young Adult and Adult Fantasy)
- Afterlight monthly box (Adult Contemporary Romance)
- Evernight quarterly box (Young Adult and Adult Horror)
- [NEW AS OF 2025] Starbright (Adult Science Fiction)
Special editions
Next to their subscription boxes, Illumicrate also frequently publishes different types of special editions, linked to their different genre boxes:
- Illumicrate Editions (to celebrate an upcoming release)
- Illumicrate Collections (new edition of previously published books)
- Illumicrate Archives (complete book series in a new design)
- Other special editions
- Afterlight Special Edition boxes
- Afterlight Special Editions (Adult Romance)
- Afterlight Love Letters (Young Adult Romance)
- Evernight Special Editions
Furthermore, Illumicrate has its own publishing house, Daphne Press, which publishes very exclusive special editions. As I will not be collecting these (their customisations are amazing, but I cannot afford them, unfortunately), I will list them directly on this page:
| Year | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Nix | Sabriel |
| 2023 | Nix | Lirael |
| 2024 | Nix | Abhorson |
| 2022 | Taylor | Lips Touch |
Note: All my Illumicrate reviews can be found here.